The Absent-Minded Waiter(Movie, 1977)

Name: The Absent-Minded Waiter
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1977
Duration: T00:7:00
Rating: 3.3

| 7min | Genre: Comedy

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 9 votes)

The Absent-Minded Waiter is a 1977 American comedy short film starring Steve Martin, Buck Henry and Teri Garr. It was written by Martin and directed by Carl Gottlieb. The film was produced by William E. McEuen, who would go on to produce Steve Martin's next six films. The short was screened as part of "The Best of the Shorts" program at Filmex on March 26, 1977 and was also shown at Martin's stand-up shows before he went on. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 1977 Academy Awards. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Absent-Minded Waiter

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

About The Absent-Minded Waiter

Bernie Cates requests the services of the most absent-minded waiter he's ever seen, who pours water before setting the glasses, endlessly repeats questions, brings wrong orders, and ruins everything- but the bill.

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THE ABSENT-MINDED WAITER (1977) Steve Martin, Buck Henry, Teri Garr Oscar nominated short film(Trailer, 7:47)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Paramount Pictures, Aspen Film Society

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Ukrainian (UK)

Status: Released

Release date US: 07/13/1977

Cast: Steve Martin, Buck Henry, Teri Garr, Naomi Stevens, Ivor Barry

Director: Carl Gottlieb

Producer: William E. McEuen

Screenwriter: Steve Martin

Composer: Marvin Hamlisch

Keywords: waiting, restaurant, short film

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The Absent-Minded Waiter(Movie, 1977)

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THE ABSENT-MINDED WAITER (1977) Steve Martin, Buck Henry, Teri Garr Oscar nominated short film(Trailer, 7:47)

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